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Uxbridge subcommittee sets follow-ups on wellness review, warrant procedures and meeting schedule
Summary
The subcommittee reviewed the wellness policy status after a DESE review, discussed DK/DGA warrant signature practices, agreed on a monthly cadence for policy meetings, and assigned staff follow-ups including an operations review with a new director.
The Uxbridge Schools policy subcommittee used its virtual meeting to complete a first-pass review of Section A policies and to assign follow-up work on the wellness policy, warrant approval procedures, and a standing meeting schedule.
Tracy Novak, the policy consultant, walked the group through Section A and noted several places where the model policy language simplifies or restructures existing local text. On the wellness policy, members said a partial update had been drafted for food-service compliance following a DESE review; Novak recommended the wellness committee do a full scrub and noted many districts review wellness policies on a three-year cycle.
On warrant approvals (policies DK and DGA), the committee reviewed who is authorized to sign payrolls and warrants and how the full committee should be notified. Novak reminded the group that state law requires a designated signatory and that warrants must appear on the next agenda for notification (not necessarily for approval). Members signaled a desire to rework administrative processes so the full committee sees warrants for notification without overburdening members with large documents.
Committee logistics: members discussed setting a regular monthly meeting cadence for the policy subcommittee and agreed the chair would propose dates. The subcommittee also agreed to wait for the new operations director (Leah) to participate in any major warrant-process redesign.
Assigned follow-ups included: Tracy producing redlines for Section A, David checking handbooks and internal procedures, and the chair circulating monthly meeting dates. The subcommittee then moved the edited Section A forward to the full committee by roll-call vote.
The subcommittee adjourned after approving the motion to forward Section A; the full committee will receive the redline package for its next meeting.
